this isisiswjz tv, hd, and wjwjcom. baltimore. unties, to ur neighbororod, com ryland's news station. >shocking. at's what the governrnnt is callllg this ral dede >.s. marines s pear to be urinating ononththboboes of libabasoldiers. the investigatioioand the backlash night. >> helloloi'm vic carter. >> i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. graphic video goes viral. the service men seen urinating on dead bodies have been identified, and they could face charges. members of a marine sniper unit

appear to be urinating on corpses in this video. the dead were taliban fighters, civilians, or someone else, but at least two of the marines seen in the video have been identified. >> anyone, anyone, found to have participated or known about it, having engaged in such conduct must be held fullily account afternoon. >> defense secretary leon panetta condemned the video saying i have seen the footage d find the behavior conducted in ititututrly deplorabab. he spokokwith afghgh presesent hamid karzai. the administration asked thth united natatns to get involved. >> this shockiki video mama serve as recruiting grouou for

anti-a-aricanism. >> t t u.s. wants to avoioi another abu ghraib scandal where 14 soldiers were photographed dedeaning civilians in iraq. the military says e video was shot months ago and posted on- line just t sterday. there is concern it could opararze u.s.-brbrerer peace government d the tatatan. > e sosoieiecused of leaking critical government information to wikileaks is closer to trial. prosecutors s say private firsrs class bradady manning gave up more an 700,000 0 secretet cuments. the armymynow recommends urt marley. onvictct manning could spend life in prison. >> baltimorororlice delete ce a arrest at the eakness, and now the man who tookokthat vide is suing, and he has a powerful new ly. wjz isislili exexaining what could be a deciding factor. >> reporter: in an

unprecededted move the department of justice has releasededhis s -page statement side with the man that shot to that video. a womamamayingngin a pool blbld as she's arrestst at the preakness. chris sharp shot video of the controversial arrest by baltimore city police beforere his phone was taken. >> the way ititas plaiaid to memeit was evidence, and i had to give it to thth, and the y y actually said, that's would you get for r ping it. >> reporter: when he got it he is suing the police for violating his rights. now the depapament of justice is asking a judgdgto rululin his favor. in a statatent, attorneys say the right to record police officers while performing duties in a public place, as well as the right to be protected from the warrantless seizure and destruction of those recordings are not onlyly required by the constitution, they are e consistent with our fundamental notions of libebey. >> it tees first time we're aware at they've spoken out

about this issue. >> reporter: the lu says this is a cutting eded problem. with video cameras stalled on nearly every new cell phone -- morereand more cases just lili this one. in 2010 a motorcyclist faced criminal chahaha for taping a stop. e trtrper during traffic the acac won that case. >> it's important for lice departments to gegea strong message that the first amendment matters.s. >eporter: and baltimore cityy police have developed trainini protococs for similar situations, but the department of justice says that is t good enough. reporting live at pimlico, megan mccorkle, wjz news. >> the government is asking for a comprehensive policy. > ngerous drivers in the washington, d.c. transit system. watch as a metrbus crashes into a pedestrian.

hundreds of videos obtained through a public records request show collisions involving metro buses. metro says its drivers have an exceptional safety record. new information about the subway accident that trapped a man in a wheelchair on the tracks. skyeye chopper 13 was first on the scene as a man was rushed from the scene into an ambulance. the nt a -- the mta believes the 46-year-old lost vol of his motorized wheelchair and fell onto the tracks. they think he may have fallen asleep. a high school sophomore admits to killing his father and dumping the body. at a school in bel air, harford county, classmates are stunned. >> reporter: a judge ordered 16- year-old robert richardson iii be held without bail on charges he killed his 58-year-old father. as the teen sints jail,

classmates at milton wright high school are distraught. >> i feel bad for him because they definitely don't know the real story. >> students say word is barreling through the hallways that richardson confided in several friends he was abused at home. >> he couldn't resort to anything else because he had tried to get help before. >> reporter: neighbors of the family say they believe richardson was driven to the edge of a longtime conflict between father and son. they say the victim often had fits of rage at the home where the fatal shooting happened. sheriffs reports show in the past six months officers responded to the house a dozen times, but police say none of the calls were for domestic violence. twice richardson was reported missing. in december, he ran away for five days. >> he had an opportunity at the time to speak with the deputy, and explain why he had left the home and what he explained was he had left the home because he had been in trouble earlier in the day with law enforcement. >> reporter: in fact, there are

two juvenile cases pending against richardson for breaking and entering and drug possession, and now he's charged as an adult with murder. a preliminary trial for richardson is scheduled for next week. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> because richardson's confession was videotaped he could be he will imibl for the death penalty. a cruise ship employee accused of a sex crime on a ship that sailed out of baltimore. 25-year-old fabian palmer, an employee of royal caribbean is charged with sex abuse of a minor. court records show palmer had sex with a 14-year-old girl in a locker room aboard the ship. he admits he had sex with the girl but says she claimed to be 16. a warning from the baltimore health department. a confirmed outbreak at scarlet fever at one citily school. doctors sites extremely contagious in children. wjz is live. kai jackson explains. >> reporter: a doctor tells eyewitness news that scarlet fever is typically treated with

antibiotics. meantime, the school that was affected is sanitizing the area that was exposed. the city school system tells eyewitness news three students in the same class at george washington elementary in southwest baltimore contracted scarlet fever, a hail contagious bacterial infection. it prompted the school system to send this letter to parents and guardians. >> if we hear that a case of scarlet fever even happened is that unusual? >> no, absolutely not. it's actually common with this time of the year we're seeing multiple kids with sore throats, strep throat, and or scarlet fever. >> reporter: scarlet fever is a rash caused by the strep to caucus bacteria. symptoms include rash on the neck and chest, high fever, sore throat, and swollen he glands. doctors say scarlet fever is actually strep throat with a fever and the rash. >> when you have strep throat, you basically have the strep, the bacteria in your throat, and sometimes the bacteria

produces some toxins in the body that will trigger this rash on the skin, then we just call it scarlet fever. >> the bacteria is spread from person to person contact, and by respiratory secessions like sneezing or coughing. doctors say while scarlet fever is highly contagious, it's also very treatable, most often with antibiotics. in the letter, parents of students at the school are urged to contact their medical provider if a child has symptoms. doctors tell us the students can return to school as long as they've been on antibiotics for 24 hours and if they haven't had a fever for 24 hours unassisted by a fever reducer. back to you. >> kai, thank you. the school system tells eyewitness news they're working to sanitize the building by cleaning all surfaces and handrails. >> monday the nation honors the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. and baltd more city is ready to celebrate. the only wall mlk parade will march through town. the theme this year is ask me

about my dream. 30,000 people are expected to watch. hall of fame legend lenny moore is this year's grand marshal. step off begins at noon on mlk boulevard and utah street. a human organ dropped on the pavement on its way to a transplant. the freightenning moments for one medical team. a healthy morning drink may not be so healthy. the alarming substance found in popular orange juice brands. >> reporter: i'm jessica kartalija here in mount vernon. coming up on wjz, the entire city and all of the cars in it are going purple. i'll have more straight ahead. a much colder weekend headed our way. i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete first warning forecast coming up next. complete coverage continues with denise koch, vic carter, kai jackson, and first warning weather with bob turk and sports with mark ,,,,

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it is 52 degrees and cloudy in central maryland. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. cleanup is underway in the western part of north carolina after a rare janitor neighed dough strikes. the national weather service confirmed it was an ef-2, and winds reached 115 miles per hour. at least 15 people were injured. over a dozen homes were completely destroyed and 50 more suffered major damage. the parents of natalee holloway say one chapter is now closed but they're still searching for justice there. ' daughter was declared legally

dead after disappearing in aruba nearly six years ago. the main suspect in the case will be sentenced tomorrow in peru for murdering a woman in 2010. he is also wanted in the u.s. for trying to extort money from the holloways. television viewers in mexico were watching the delivery of a human heart when a major mishap occurred. all of a sudden the heart fell out of the cooler and onto the street. they quickly recovered it and continued on their way. the transplant operation was a total success. in tonight's wjz healthwatch your morning orange juice is now under increased scrutiny. this comes after coca-cola alerted the fda to a low level of a funk i -- of a fungicide in its juice. no recalls have been ordered.

it is at a low level. a ban has temporarily been placed on import oranges. a fourth grader's science report causes a panic at one school in oklahoma. romeo cox says he wrote about an experiment he saw during an after-school program. it consisted of make bottle explode by mixing baking soda and vinegar. the school thought the report contained dangerous information. they disciplined romeo and filed a police report. >> the teacher called me and said that he wrote a report on how to make a pressure bomb, and that they called the police to come and deal with the situation. >> i don't really know. i'm confused. i don't know why i'm in trouble. >> the school says they stand by their decision because the students and staff were put at rink by the report. romeo's parents say they will enroll hip in another school. baltimore is getting game ready for the ravens' first home playoff matchup in five years. wjz is your home for playoff

coverage. tonight jessica kartalija takes us inside m&t bank stadium where final preparations are underway for sunday's big game. >> reporter: before they hit the gridiron, and fans take their seats -- >> make it look playoff ready. >> reporter: crews put the finishing touches on the field. across town, baltimore's own ropeless sausage on eastern avenue cranks out some 7,000 pounds of sausage with a ravens twist. so here's what happened. ed reed is a pretty health conscious guy. he came to roma's sausage and said, i really like sausage but i'd like a healthier alternative, and helps the chicken sausage was born. >> four varieties. >> reporter: a pretty safe bet the sausage is going to be a hit. >> chicken was born. ed reed's chicken sauce.

it. >> i love ed reed's chicken sauce. >> reporter: fans say come sunday reid and the ravens will kill those texans. >> oh, a landslide. >> i think they're doing very good. i hope they do what they gotta do, ray wright come to play. hey, you know what, go ravens! >> reporter: and the field looks absolutely incredible, not to mention those sausages are available throughout baltimore city and county at local groceries stores. as for this truck, hopefully you will seat cruising around baltimore city with another big win on sunday. in mount vernon, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> and you don't want to miss all the action when the houston texans come to baltimore to take on the ravens at m&t bank stadium. kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. if you don't after ticket, you can watch it here, only here on wjz 13. then right after the show it's the wjz post-game show. we'll be live to bring you highlights and reaction sunday, only on wjz 13. >> we know some people won't be seeing that because one lucky

newborn will also be a big winner on sunday. thanks to a unique contest at simon -- cyanide hospital. >> the first baby born at the hospital right after sunday's 1:00 p.m. kickoff will receive a $1,000 savings bond. the contest will be repeated for each ravens playoff game. >> we should include in that part of our competition back in the web center. >> the bobblehead. >> bob head. >> bobble baby. >> should have known about that nine months ago. it wouldn't help. [ laughter ] okay, take a look at radar. we have some light rain showers to the west of us. there we go. moving off towards pennsylvania. not really headed towards the baltimore region. we'll see a few showers, but most of us -- most of it is going to pass well to our west. eventually about 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning from frostburg west that will turn into snow

showers. still at 52 degrees, winds still at 7, the barometer has been going down because it's pulsing in from the west. it will get cold enough for snow probably 2:00, 3:00 tin mortgage. that could accumulate from frostburg west, four, five, six, seven, eight to ten inches over the next day or so. it will be windy, almost near blizzard conditions could be occurring. some of those higher mountain areas far western maryland. cumberland, probably just a few flurries. 45 hagerstown, 53 patuxent, 53 in ocean city. do not expect to see any frozen precip in the baltimore metro. north and west of us, maybe 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 in the morning could be some snowflakes briefly. 47 in westminster, 54 down in annapolis. 57 and 44 today. the average is 41 and 24, and the record 70 and 1. right now we still have that southwest wind late tonight after 2:00 in the morning. it will go back to the west.

that's when that front comes through and temperatures will start heading down. it's been snowing over the chicago area, milwaukee, much of southern and central illinois as well. further east, a little warmer, some rain shower activity. that's what's moving up in our direction so we'll see some rain showers later on this evening as the front comes through, most of the rain, the precip will cut out expect for far western maryland, where we'll start seeing that lake effect kick in as the colder air comes across the lake, that's when we expect to see it. on saturday night and sunday a second shot of colder air. tomorrow generally around normal, but it will be colder saturday and into sunday. so sunday, heading out to the game, and 32, 33 degrees with sunshine, but still breezy on sunday. west winds gusting as high as 35 knots tomorrow, maybe a gale warning on the bay on friday. so tonight, some shower activity, staying in the upper 30s. it may rain for a few hours later on tonight. breezy or windy tomorrow,

temperatures around 42, dropping into the 30s later on. eventually 25 tomorrow night, 36 saturday, only 34 on sunday with part sunny skies. 43 monday, warming up, maybe some showers again, 47 here on tuesday. denise. >> all right, thank you, bob. coming up, veteran players hope to be saving their best for last. >> mark talks with ed reed about keeping his injured body ready for the playoffs. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

here we go. the sports report. >> the full range of playoff perspective. a contrast in the ravens locker room. i spoke with rookie torrey smith, his first pro season. he's obviously excited about his first play have i don't have game. then there's ed reed. his neck and shoulder injuries have had him on the brink of

retirement for fear of permanent damage but he is primed for a playoff run, maybe his first ever super bowl. maybe his last. i asked reid about what it takes to keep himself on the field at this point in a long season. >> it's being smart, you know, part of being a professional, you know, understanding that you can't be doing certain things and trying to take care of your body, one beg drinking and all that, you know. you've got to be smart about what you're doing right now, and guys take dare of themselves, guys icing all the time, getting massages, whatever it may take to help them get healthy. >> all ravens present and accounted for in today's practice, many players saying it's the healthiest this team has ever been. houston has been hobbled by injury. advantage ravens as they welcome the texans to town. a game you can see right here on wjz. when it's over i'm add the stadium for reaction from the team. a ravens playoff sunday right

here on wjz. denver qb tim tebow is a rising start. an espn survey shows tebow is currently the most popular athlete in america ahead of kobe bryant and aaron rodgers. tebow and the broncos play the patriots saturday night. see that game here on wjz. will you be seeing former oriole mike bordick in the broadcast booth in o's on masn. scott says he will miss the baltimore fans and he's disappointed that he didn't get a formal offer to stay. and that will do it for us. i'll be out in owings mills again tomorrow. >> i want a baby. a baby? but we were gonna see the northern lights in alaska. and go spelunking with the guys.

yeah, i said it-- spelunking. [ whirring ] and i still haven't built one of those fighting robots. come on. it's pretty awesome. okay. just a few things we need to do first. [ laughs ] [ announcer ] before you make your leap, make a list. then get going in the completely redesigned cr-v. all new, from honda.

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you can be the captain of this boat but you won't be able to sail it. that's because the boat is actually a hotel room. it sits on top of a building in london. it was created to provide some spectacular views for the upcoming olympic games. the designer promises you won't get sea sick staying in this room. >> wow. students in one new york town have some canine companionship on their way to school. this shepherd/lab mix named sophie is doing her civic duty as a crossing guard. she is helping her owner who volunteered on the conditions that sophie can be his sidekick. sophie carries the sign. she walks into the crosswalk with her own stop sign, she has yet to follow the children all the way to school, however, which -- for which the owner is appreciative. >> i bet so. we'll ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,